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Journalists been attacked while reporting increases in India
NEW DELHI: Reporting in India has never been without its risks, but journalists say attacks on the media during last week’s deadly communal riots between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi, show the situation is deteriorating. One reporter was shot
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Anwar expresses regret over assault on Tian Chua
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed regret over the chaotic incident which occurred at the PKR headquarters this afternoon, in which PKR vice-president Tian Chua was attacked by a group of party supporters. “I am disappointed to hear
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Annuar Musa: New govt should not interfere in court cases
KUALA LUMPUR: The newly formed Muafakat Nasional coalition government should never interfere in court affairs, like trying to drop high-profile cases involving their party members, said Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa . Urging all parties to respect the concept of separation
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Analyst: Good things heading Kelantan’s way under new govt
KOTA BARU: After 28 years of being claimed to have been left out of the country’s mainstream development, Kelantan which has been governed by PAS since 1990 is expected to undergo a ‘facelift’ now that it is part of the
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Muhyiddin begins work as Prime Minister
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin started his work as the 8th Prime Minister today. He entered the Perdana Putra building, which houses the Prime Minister’s office, at 8 am to begin his official duty as the country’s new prime minister.
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COVID-19: New cases had been confirmed in Hubei
BEIJING: China’s central Hubei province, the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, reported less than 200 cases of new infections for the first time since January. Hubei had 196 new confirmed cases yesterday, the National Health Commission said today, sharply
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Pete Buttigieg suspend his campaign for president
DETROIT: Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspend his campaign for president yesterday, a campaign aide said, following his fourth-place finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary easily won by fellow moderate Joe Biden. Buttigieg’s withdrawal could help Biden,
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Police to call organisers of illegal assembly in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will call the organisers of the illegal assembly held in front of the Sogo shopping centre in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here today. Dang Wangi Police chief ACP Mohd Fahmi Visuvanathan Abdullah said the organisers were believed to have violated
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Contact tracing underway: Covid-19 was in close contact with ex-minister, deputy minister
PUCHONG: A Covid-19 patient is believed to have come in close contact with a former minister and former deputy minister. The patient, who is a senior member of the Khazanah leadership and the head of a government-linked company, had attended
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Thanking the Hindus and Sikhs of Delhi who protected the Muslims during communal riots
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my Hindu and Sikh brothers who defended the persecuted Muslims in Delhi during communal riots, even when their own lives were at stake. There have been over a hundred accounts of
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